I am also waiting for an answer from SLS.
But do you really think the "brand" has such power?
Even if it is an LLM and not a JD?
How much do you rate the "Stanford effect" compared to other schools such as NYU or Columbia?
An LLM has much less 'power' than a JD, but it's apples and oranges as you aren't really competing in the same circles. Most LLM students already have their articling etc. done, so the degree is more to have a specific area of expertise than the general knowledge of the law that a JD provides. That being said, some UK paper put together a list of the most reputable schools in the world and Stanford was no. 4 (don't ask me how the ranked) so it's not like a degree from Stanford - specifically an LLM - will hurt!
In the US I think Columbia and NYU have slightly better reputations, only because of their access to the NYC firms, but I'm sure there are two or three dozen people in this forum who would disagree! At the end of the day, it's just another name on your CV. If the rest of that A4 paper isn't very good, Stanford isn't going to save you - you can't shine a turd, as they say.
At least that's how I see it, but what do I know, right?
<blockquote>I am also waiting for an answer from SLS.
But do you really think the "brand" has such power?
Even if it is an LLM and not a JD?
How much do you rate the "Stanford effect" compared to other schools such as NYU or Columbia?</blockquote>
An LLM has much less 'power' than a JD, but it's apples and oranges as you aren't really competing in the same circles. Most LLM students already have their articling etc. done, so the degree is more to have a specific area of expertise than the general knowledge of the law that a JD provides. That being said, some UK paper put together a list of the most reputable schools in the world and Stanford was no. 4 (don't ask me how the ranked) so it's not like a degree from Stanford - specifically an LLM - will hurt!
In the US I think Columbia and NYU have slightly better reputations, only because of their access to the NYC firms, but I'm sure there are two or three dozen people in this forum who would disagree! At the end of the day, it's just another name on your CV. If the rest of that A4 paper isn't very good, Stanford isn't going to save you - you can't shine a turd, as they say.
At least that's how I see it, but what do I know, right?
